Sign of the covenant
Subtitle: circumcision in the priestly tradition
By: by David A. Bernat.
Series: Society of Biblical Literature ancient Israel and its literature -- 3
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789004169210
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Circumcision -- Biblical teaching
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Part I: Actual genital circumcision; title: Circumcision and tyrb; title: Circumcision, status, and sexuality; title: Circumcision and the cult; title: Part II: Foreskin metaphors; title: Exodus 6 : Moses' foreskinned lips; title: Leviticus 19 : foreskinned fruit trees; title: Leviticus 26 : Israel's foreskinned heart; title: Epilogue: Circumcision and the exile.